For adult cases, there are a number of ways to have disability assessed and referred to the appropriate services and workshops.
Disabled persons can either speak with their doctors (GP or specialist) or contact one of the centres specialised in a particular disability.
Here are a number of contact points:
1. Your GP or Specialist
2. Visual Disability
a. Singapore Association of Visually Handicapped (SAVH) |
Low Vision Clinic
47 Toa Payoh Rise
Singapore 298104
Tel: 6251 4331
Fax: 6253 7191
Email:alyse@savh.org.sg
b. Singapore Association of Visually Handicapped (SAVH) |
Satellite Low Vision Clinic
Singapore National Eye Centre
11 Third Hospital Avenue
Singapore 168751
(near Singapore General Hospital)
Tel: 6251 4331
Fax: 6253 7191
Email: slvc@savh.org.sg
3. Hearing Disability
a. Singapore Association for the Deaf (SADeaf)
SADeaf Hearing Care Centre|
227 Mountbatten Road
Singapore 397998
Tel: 6344 8274 ext 19
Fax: 6345 7706
Email:at@sadeaf.org.sg
b. Otorhinolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat) Clinic
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Medical Centre
11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng
Level 1, Suite 1B
Singapore 308433
Tel: 6357 8007
Fax: 6357 8676
Email: contact@ttsh.com.sg
4. Learning disability
A learning disability is a congenital disorder and is not acquired. One is usually diagnosed with a learning disability as a child, when the normal learning pace of a child is affected.
5. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Autism spectrum disorder severely impairs thinking, feeling, language, and the ability to relate to others. One is usually diagnosed with ASD as an infant or child, when many basic areas of psychological developments are affected. Symptoms present differently in each child ranging from poor social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, repetitive behaviors or interests to unusual responses to sensory experiences.
6. Multiple disability
A multiple disability refers to any combination of two or more types of disabilities e.g. cerebral palsy – a condition that affects the control of movement but is occasionally accompanied by mental impairment. A multiple disability is either congenital or acquired due to external factors such as a brain injury. Please consult your doctor for referral to a specialist who can diagnose the condition accurately.